The Revenue department has issued a gazette notification to acquire 40.68 hectares (around 100 acres) of private land in Kinalur and Kanthalad villages of Thamarassery taluk in Kozhikode district to set up an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) there.
The State government is readying 250 acres of land for the project. The remaining 150 acres, which was under the Industries department, have already been handed over to the Health department. The extraordinary gazette notification for acquiring private land was issued on June 17. Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition), Kozhikode, has been appointed administrator for rehabilitation and resettlement.
